WO2017074443A1 - Système d'impression avec élément de circulation de fluide - Google Patents

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WO2017074443A1
WO2017074443A1 PCT/US2015/058406 US2015058406W WO2017074443A1 WO 2017074443 A1 WO2017074443 A1 WO 2017074443A1 US 2015058406 W US2015058406 W US 2015058406W WO 2017074443 A1 WO2017074443 A1 WO 2017074443A1
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drop ejecting
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Vincent C. Korthuis
Eric T. Martin
Michael W. Cumbie
Scott A. Linn
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Priority to CN201580081653.XA priority patent/CN107848300B/zh
Priority to PCT/US2015/058406 priority patent/WO2017074443A1/fr
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Priority to US16/284,108 priority patent/US10688785B2/en

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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J2/00—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed
    • B41J2/005—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by bringing liquid or particles selectively into contact with a printing material
    • B41J2/01—Ink jet
    • B41J2/135—Nozzles
    • B41J2/14—Structure thereof only for on-demand ink jet heads
    • B41J2/14016—Structure of bubble jet print heads
    • B41J2/14032—Structure of the pressure chamber
    • B41J2/14056—Plural heating elements per ink chamber
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J2/00—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed
    • B41J2/005—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by bringing liquid or particles selectively into contact with a printing material
    • B41J2/01—Ink jet
    • B41J2/135—Nozzles
    • B41J2/14—Structure thereof only for on-demand ink jet heads
    • B41J2/14016—Structure of bubble jet print heads
    • B41J2/14032—Structure of the pressure chamber
    • B41J2/1404—Geometrical characteristics
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J2/00—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed
    • B41J2/005—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by bringing liquid or particles selectively into contact with a printing material
    • B41J2/01—Ink jet
    • B41J2/17—Ink jet characterised by ink handling
    • B41J2/175—Ink supply systems ; Circuit parts therefor
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J2/00—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed
    • B41J2/005—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by bringing liquid or particles selectively into contact with a printing material
    • B41J2/01—Ink jet
    • B41J2/17—Ink jet characterised by ink handling
    • B41J2/175—Ink supply systems ; Circuit parts therefor
    • B41J2/17596—Ink pumps, ink valves
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J2/00—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed
    • B41J2/005—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by bringing liquid or particles selectively into contact with a printing material
    • B41J2/01—Ink jet
    • B41J2/135—Nozzles
    • B41J2/14—Structure thereof only for on-demand ink jet heads
    • B41J2002/14467—Multiple feed channels per ink chamber
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J2202/00—Embodiments of or processes related to ink-jet or thermal heads
    • B41J2202/01—Embodiments of or processes related to ink-jet heads
    • B41J2202/11—Embodiments of or processes related to ink-jet heads characterised by specific geometrical characteristics
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J2202/00—Embodiments of or processes related to ink-jet or thermal heads
    • B41J2202/01—Embodiments of or processes related to ink-jet heads
    • B41J2202/12—Embodiments of or processes related to ink-jet heads with ink circulating through the whole print head

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  • the pigment when pigment-based inks are held in the fluidic chambers for prolonged periods of time, the pigment may separate from the fluid vehicle in which the pigment is mixed. These issues may result in altered drop trajectories, velocities, shapes and colors, all of which can negatively impact the print quality of a printed image.
  • FIG. 1 depicts a simplified block diagram of an inkjet printing system, according to an example of the present disclosure
  • FIGS. 2A and 2B respectively, show schematic plan views of a portion of a fluid ejection device, according to examples of the present disclosure
  • the printing systems and methods disclosed herein are directed to data driven recirculation of fluid in a fluid ejection device having a drop ejecting element and fluid circulating element, in which the fluid circulating element is in fluid communication with the drop ejecting element via a fluid circulation channel.
  • the printing systems may include a logic device that may be integrated into a fluid ejection assembly (or printhead) and is to receive an instruction data stream addressed to the drop ejecting element. The logic device may determine whether the instruction data stream includes an indication as to whether the drop ejecting element is to be energized.
  • the logic device may energize the drop ejecting element. However, in response to a determination that the instruction data stream does not include an indication that the drop ejecting element is to be energized, the logic device may energize the fluid circulating element. In this regard, the logic device may energize the fluid circulating element without receiving a direct instruction to do so. Recirculation of the fluid through the fluid ejection device may therefore be data driven.
  • energization of the fluid circulating element is intended to result in the circulation of fluid through a firing chamber, to thus keep the fluid in the firing chamber fresh, i.e., maintain desired fluid properties.
  • energization of the fluid circulating element may also result in a warming of the fluid.
  • the fluid may be warmed through activation or energization of the fluid circulating element, in which a separate instruction to activate the fluid circulating element may not be needed.
  • the logic device may activate the fluid circulating element when the logic device receives an instruction data stream that is addressed to the drop ejecting element but does not contain an instruction for the drop ejecting element to be energized, i.e., does not contain data for the drop ejecting element.
  • the amount of bandwidth required to enable warming by activating the fluid circulating element may be significantly lower than is needed to separately instruct the fluid circulating element to be energized for purposes of recirculation and/or warming.
  • activation of the fluid circulating element may further be controlled based upon various settings and conditions of the printing system and thus may not always be activated when the instruction data stream includes an instruction addressed to a drop ejecting element but contains no data.
  • FIG. 1 there is shown a simplified block diagram of an inkjet printing system 100 having a printhead in which a fluid may be recirculated through the firing chamber of the printhead, according to an example.
  • the inkjet printing system 100 is depicted as including a printhead assembly 102, an ink supply assembly 104, a mounting assembly 106, a media transport assembly 108, an electronic controller 1 10, and a power supply 1 12 that provides power to the various electrical components of the inkjet printing system 100.
  • the printhead assembly 102 is also depicted as including a fluid ejection assembly 1 14 (or, equivalently, printheads 1 14) that ejects drops of ink through a plurality of orifices or nozzles 1 16 toward a print media 1 18 so as to print on the print media 1 18.
  • a fluid ejection assembly 1 14 or, equivalently, printheads 1 14
  • the ink supply assembly 104 may supply fluid ink to the printhead assembly 102 and, in one example, includes a reservoir 120 for storing ink such that ink flows from the reservoir 120 to the printhead assembly 102.
  • the ink supply assembly 104 and the printhead assembly 102 may form a one-way ink delivery system or a recirculating ink delivery system. In a one-way ink delivery system, substantially all of the ink supplied to the printhead assembly 102 is consumed during printing. In a recirculating ink delivery system, only a portion of the ink supplied to printhead assembly 102 is consumed during printing and ink that is not consumed during printing may be returned to the ink supply assembly 104.
  • the printhead assembly 102 and the ink supply assembly 104 are housed together in an inkjet cartridge or pen.
  • the ink supply assembly 104 is separate from printhead assembly 102 and supplies ink to the printhead assembly 102 through an interface connection, such as a supply tube.
  • the reservoir 120 of ink supply assembly 104 may be removed, replaced, and/or refilled.
  • the reservoir 120 includes a local reservoir located within the cartridge as well as a larger reservoir located separately from the cartridge. The separate, larger reservoir serves to refill the local reservoir. Accordingly, the separate, larger reservoir and/or the local reservoir may be removed, replaced, and/or refilled.
  • the mounting assembly 106 is to position the printhead assembly 102 relative to the media transport assembly 108, and the media transport assembly 108 is to position the print media 1 18 relative to the printhead assembly 102.
  • a print zone 122 may be defined adjacent to the nozzles 1 16 in an area between the printhead assembly 102 and the print media 1 18.
  • the printhead assembly 102 is a scanning type printhead assembly.
  • the mounting assembly 106 includes a carriage for moving the printhead assembly 102 relative to the media transport assembly 108 to scan across the print media 1 18.
  • the printhead assembly 102 is a non-scanning type printhead assembly.
  • the mounting assembly 106 fixes the printhead assembly 102 at a prescribed position relative to the media transport assembly 108.
  • the media transport assembly 108 may position the print media 1 18 relative to the printhead assembly 102.
  • the electronic controller 1 10 may include a processor, firmware, software, one or more memory components including volatile and non-volatile memory components, and other printer electronics for communicating with and controlling the printhead assembly 102, the mounting assembly 106, and the media transport assembly 108.
  • the electronic controller 1 10 may receive data 124 from a host system, such as a computer, and may temporarily store the data 124 in a memory (not shown).
  • the data 124 may be sent to the inkjet printing system 100 along an electronic, infrared, optical, or other information transfer path.
  • the data 124 may represent, for example, a document and/or file to be printed. As such, the data 124 may form a print job for the inkjet printing system 100 and may include one or more print job commands and/or command parameters.
  • the electronic controller 1 10 controls the printhead assembly 102 for ejection of ink drops from the nozzles 1 16.
  • the electronic controller 1 10 may define a pattern of ejected ink drops which form characters, symbols, and/or other graphics or images on the print media 1 18.
  • the pattern of ejected ink drops may be determined by the print job commands and/or command parameters.
  • the printhead assembly 102 may include a plurality of printheads 1 14.
  • the printhead assembly 102 is a wide-array or multi-head printhead assembly.
  • the printhead assembly 102 includes a carrier that carries the plurality of printheads 1 14, provides electrical communication between the printheads 1 14 and the electronic controller 1 10, and provides fluidic communication between the printheads 1 14 and the ink supply assembly 104.
  • the inkjet printing system 100 is a drop-on-demand thermal inkjet printing system in which the printhead 1 14 is a thermal inkjet (TIJ) printhead.
  • the thermal inkjet printhead may implement a thermal resistor ejection element in an ink chamber to vaporize ink and create bubbles that force ink or other fluid drops out of the nozzles 1 16.
  • the inkjet printing system 100 is a drop-on-demand piezoelectric inkjet printing system in which the printhead 1 14 is a piezoelectric inkjet (PIJ) printhead that implements a piezoelectric material actuator as an ejection element to generate pressure pulses that force ink drops out of the nozzles 1 16.
  • PIJ piezoelectric inkjet
  • the fluid ejection device 200 may include a fluid ejection chamber 202 and a corresponding drop ejecting element 204 formed in, provided within, or communicated with the fluid ejection chamber 202.
  • the fluid ejection chamber 202 and the drop ejecting element 204 may be formed on a substrate 206, which has a fluid (or ink) feed slot 208 formed therein such that the fluid feed slot 208 provides a supply of fluid (or ink) to the fluid ejection chamber 205 and the drop ejecting element 204.
  • the substrate 208 may be formed, for example, of silicon, glass, a stable polymer, or the like. According to an example, a plurality of portions similar to the portion depicted in FIG. 2A may be provided along the substrate 206.
  • the fluid ejection chamber 202 is formed in or defined by a barrier layer (not shown) provided on the substrate 206, such that the fluid ejection chamber 202 provides a "well" in the barrier layer.
  • the barrier layer may be formed, for example, of a photoimageable epoxy resin, such as SU8.
  • a nozzle or orifice layer (not shown) is formed or extended over the barrier layer such that a nozzle opening or orifice 210 formed in the orifice layer communicates with the fluid ejection chamber 202.
  • the nozzle opening or orifice 210 may be of a circular, non-circular, or other shape.
  • the fluid circulation channel 212 includes a section that is open to and in fluid communication at one end 216 (or first end 216) with the fluid feed slot 208.
  • the channel section is also open to and in fluid communication at an opposite end 218 to the fluid ejection chamber 202.
  • the fluid circulation channel 212 may form a U-shaped channel.
  • the fluid circulating element 214 may form or represent an actuator to pump or circulate (or recirculate) fluid through the fluid circulation channel 212.
  • the fluid circulating element 214 may thus be a thermal resistor or a piezoelectric actuator.
  • fluid from the fluid feed slot 208 may circulate (or recirculate) through the fluid circulation channel 218 and through the fluid ejection chamber 202 based on flow induced by the fluid circulating element 214. As such, fluid may circulate (or recirculate) between the fluid feed slot 208 and the fluid ejection chamber 202 through the fluid circulation channel 218.
  • the logic device 250 may selectively energize the drop ejecting element 204 and the fluid circulating element 214 based upon receipt of control signals.
  • the logic device 250 may be integrated into a fluid ejection assembly 1 14 (or printhead 1 14) on which the fluid ejection device 200 is provided. That is, for instance, the logic device 250 may include a programmable logic chip or circuit that is integrated into the fluid ejection assembly 1 14 and is programmed to operate in the manners described below.
  • the fluid ejection device 200 is depicted as including one fluid ejection chamber 202 with one nozzle 210 and one fluid circulating element 214.
  • the fluid ejection device 200 is depicted as having a 1 : 1 nozzle-to-pump ratio, in which the fluid circulating element 214 is referred to as a "pump" that induces fluid flow through the fluid circulation channel 212.
  • circulation is provided for the fluid ejection chamber 202 by the single fluid circulating element 214.
  • nozzle-to-pump ratios e.g., 2:1 , 3:1 , 4: 1 , etc.
  • one fluid circulating element 214 induces fluid flow through a fluid circulation channel communicated with multiple fluid ejection chambers and, therefore, multiple nozzle openings or orifices.
  • circulation is provided for each of the fluid ejection chambers 202, 220 by a single fluid circulating element 214 in the fluid circulation channel 212.
  • the fluid circulating element 214 and may instead be positioned on one side of both of the fluid ejection chambers 202, 220.
  • the drop ejecting elements 204 and 224 and the fluid circulating element 214 may be thermal resistors.
  • Each of the thermal resistors may include, for example, a single resistor, a split resistor, a comb resistor, or multiple resistors.
  • a variety of other devices, however, may also be used to implement the drop ejecting elements 204, 224 and the fluid circulating element 214 including, for example, a piezoelectric actuator, an electrostatic (MEMS) membrane, a mechanical/impact driven membrane, a voice coil, a magneto-strictive drive, and so on.
  • MEMS electrostatic
  • FIG. 3 there is shown a block diagram of a portion of a printing system 300, according to an example of the present disclosure.
  • the printing system 300 is depicted as having a logic device 302 that is in electrical communication with each of a plurality of drop ejecting elements 304a-304n and a plurality of fluid circulating elements 306a-306n.
  • the logic device 302 may be provided in a fluid ejection assembly 1 14 containing fluid ejection devices 200 that contain the drop ejecting elements 304a-304n and the fluid circulating elements 306a-306n.
  • the printing system 300 may thus represent a fluid ejection assembly 1 14 (or equivalently, a printhead 1 14).
  • FIG. 1 or equivalently, a printhead 1 14
  • multiple ones of the drop ejecting elements 304a-304n may be associated with individual ones of the fluid circulating elements 306a-306n, for instance, in an N:1 nozzle-to-pump ratio as described above with respect to FIG. 2B.
  • Each of the drop ejecting elements 304a-304n and the fluid circulating elements 306a-306n may be assigned a respective address.
  • an instruction data stream 310 may include an address of one of the drop ejecting elements 304a-304n or the fluid circulating elements 306a-306n.
  • the logic device 302 may send a firing signal, e.g., energize, a particular one of the drop ejecting elements 304a-304n or the fluid circulating elements 306a-306n based upon the address identified in a received data stream 310.
  • a firing signal e.g., energize
  • the drop ejecting elements 304a-304n and the fluid circulating elements 306a-306n may be organized into groups referred to as primitives.
  • Each primitive may include a group of adjacent drop ejecting elements 304a-304n and their corresponding fluid circulating elements 306a-306n.
  • a primitive may include any reasonably suitable number of drop ejecting elements 304a-304n and their corresponding fluid circulating elements 306a-306n, for instance, groups of six, eight, ten, twelve, fourteen, sixteen, and so on.
  • the logic device 302 may send a firing signal to one address in a primitive at a time.
  • the logic device 302 may receive an instruction data stream 310 that includes an address of a drop ejecting element 304a.
  • the logic device 302 may receive the data stream 310, for instance, as data from a host 124 (FIG. 1 ).
  • the logic device 302 may determine whether the data stream 310 indicates that the drop ejecting element 304a is to eject a droplet of fluid. In other words, the logic device 302 may determine whether the drop ejecting element 304a is to be fired.
  • the logic device 302 may send a signal, e.g., energize, the drop ejecting element 304a.
  • the logic device 302 may determine that the data stream 310 indicates that the drop ejecting element 304a is to eject a droplet of fluid in response a determination that the data stream 310 contains data, e.g., a bit, that indicates this feature.
  • the logic device 302 may send a signal, e.g., energize, the fluid circulating element 306a corresponding to the drop ejecting element 304a.
  • the logic device 302 may thus energize the fluid circulating element 306a even though the data stream 310 did not include an instruction to energize the fluid circulating element 306a.
  • the logic device 302 may use the signal intended for the drop ejecting element 304a to energize the fluid circulating element 306a.
  • the bandwidth required to activate the fluid circulating element 306a may be significantly reduced as compared with requiring that the logic device 302 require receipt of a separate signal to activate the fluid circulating element 306a.
  • energization of the fluid circulating elements 306a-306n may heat the fluid in the fluid circulation channel 212 as well as surrounding areas of the fluid circulating elements 306a-306n.
  • heat may still be applied to the fluid in the fluid circulation channels 212 and the fluid ejection chambers 202 to, for instance, maintain their temperatures above predetermined levels, which may improve nozzle performance.
  • the logic device 302 may receive input data/settings 312.
  • the input data/settings 312 may include various data and/or settings, such as whether a primary warming mode is active, whether a recirculation warming mode is active, whether a temperature of a primitive is above or below a predetermined threshold temperature, etc.
  • the logic device 302 may not always energize a fluid circulating element 306a in response to a determination that a data stream 310 is addressed to the drop ejecting element 304a corresponding to that fluid circulating element 306a but does not contain an instruction for the drop ejecting element 304a to eject a droplet of fluid. Instead, the logic device 302 may use the input data/settings 312 in determining whether to energize a fluid circulating element 306a in these instances.
  • FIGS. 4 and 5 there are respectively shown flow diagrams of methods 400 and 500 for controlling a printing system, according to two examples.
  • the method 500 is related to the method 400 in that the method 500 provides additional detail with respect to the features recited in the method 400. It should be understood that the methods 400 and 500 depicted in FIGS. 4 and 5 may include additional operations and that some of the operations described therein may be removed and/or modified without departing from the scopes of the methods 400 and 500. Additionally, it should be understood that the order in which some of the operations in the methods 400 and 500 are implemented may be switched.
  • a logic device 302 may receive a data stream 310 addressed to a drop ejecting element 304a of a fluid ejection device 200.
  • the fluid ejection device 200 may have a fluid circulating element 306a (shown as element 214 in FIG. 2) in fluid communication with a fluid ejection chamber 202 housing the drop ejecting element 304a (shown as element 204 in FIG. 4).
  • the drop ejecting element 304a and the fluid circulating element 214 are independently addressable with respect to each other.
  • the logic device 302 may receive the data stream 310 from a host or other source and the logic device 302 may interpret the data stream 310 as an instruction to either energize or not energize the drop ejecting element 304a.
  • the logic device 302 may determine whether the data stream 310 indicates that the drop ejecting element 304a is to eject a droplet of fluid.
  • the data stream 310 may include a bit or bits that identify the address of the drop ejecting element 304a and a data bit, in which the data bit may be set to 1 if the drop ejecting element 304a is to be energized and to 0 if the drop ejecting element 304a is not to be energized.
  • the data bit may be set to 0 if the drop ejecting element 304a is to be energized and to 1 if the drop ejecting element 304a is not to be energized.
  • the logic device 302 may energize the fluid circulating element 306a corresponding to the drop ejecting element 304a. As discussed above, energizing the fluid circulating element 306a in this manner may reduce the amount of bandwidth required in a printing system 300 to recirculate fluid and/or heat fluid in a fluid ejection device 200.
  • a logic device 302 may receive a data stream 310 addressed to a drop ejecting element 304a of a fluid ejection device 200.
  • Block 502 may be similar to block 402 in FIG. 4.
  • the logic device 302 may determine whether the data stream 310 indicates that the drop ejecting element 304a is to be energized, e.g., eject a droplet of fluid.
  • Block 504 may be similar to block 404 in FIG. 4. However, as indicated at block 506, in response to a determination that the drop ejecting element 304a is to be energized, the logic device 302 may energize the drop ejecting element 304a to thus cause a droplet of fluid to be expelled through a nozzle of the firing chamber in which the drop ejecting element 304a is positioned.
  • the logic device 302 may determine whether a recirculation warming mode of the primitive in which the drop ejecting element 304a forms part is active. That is, for instance, the data input/settings 312 may indicate whether the logic device 302 is to implement warming of a primitive (or a portion of a die, the entire die, etc.) through energization of the fluid circulation elements 306a-306n.
  • the recirculation warming mode may be set manually or automatically. When set manually, a user may input a setting to the logic device 302 as to whether the recirculation warming mode is active.
  • a temperature sensor may be provided in or on the fluid ejection device 200 and the recirculation warming mode may be activated, for instance, when the temperature detected by the temperature sensor falls below a predetermined temperature level. Likewise, the recirculation warming mode may not be activated, for instance, when the temperature detected by the temperature sensor exceeds the predetermined temperature level.
  • the logic device 302 may determine whether to override the active setting of the recirculation warming mode, as indicated at block 510. That is, the logic device 302 may determine whether to energize the fluid circulation element 306a even though the recirculation warming mode is active (block 508) and the drop ejecting element 304a is not to be energized (block 504).
  • the logic device 302 may determine that the recirculation warming mode is not to be overridden at block 510, for instance, if the logic device 302 determines that the drop ejecting element 304a and/or the fluid circulating element 306a have not been energized at least a predetermined number of times within a predetermined period of time. In other words, the logic device 302 may determine that the fluid circulating element 306a is to be energized if the logic device 302 determines that the temperature of the fluid in the fluid ejection device 200 containing the drop ejecting element 304a may be at a temperature that is below a predetermined temperature, even though a temperature sensor located elsewhere has detected a different temperature.
  • the logic device 302 may energize the fluid circulating element 306a as indicated at block 512. However, if the logic device 302 determines that the active setting of the recirculation warming mode is to be overridden, the logic device 302 may not energize the fluid circulating element 306a, as indicated at block 514. The logic device 302 may determine that the active setting of the recirculation warming mode is to be overridden, for instance, if the logic device 302 determines that the drop ejecting element 304a and/or the fluid circulating element 306a have been energized at least a predetermined number of times within a predetermined period of time.
  • the logic device 302 may determine that the fluid circulating element 306a is not to be energized if the logic device 302 determines that the temperature of the fluid in the fluid ejection device 200 containing the drop ejecting element 304a may be at a temperature that is above a predetermined temperature, even though a temperature sensor located elsewhere has detected a different temperature.
  • the logic device 302 may determine whether to override the inactive setting of the recirculation warming mode, as indicated at block 516. That is, the logic device 302 may determine whether to energize the fluid circulating element 306a even though the recirculation warming mode is inactive (block 508) and the drop ejecting element 304a is not to be energized (block 504).
  • the logic device 302 may determine that the inactive setting of the recirculation warming mode is not to be overridden at block 516, for instance, if the logic device 302 determines that the drop ejecting element 304a and/or the fluid circulating element 306a have not been energized at least a predetermined number of times within a predetermined period of time. In other words, the logic device 302 may determine that the fluid circulating element 306a is to be energized if the logic device 302 determines that the temperature of the fluid in the fluid ejection device 200 containing the drop ejecting element 304a may be at a temperature that is below a predetermined temperature, even though the recirculation warming mode is set to be inactive.
  • the logic device 302 may energize the fluid circulating element 306a as indicated at block 512. However, if the logic device 302 determines that the inactive setting of the recirculation warming mode is not to be overridden, the logic device 302 may not energize the fluid circulating element 306a, as indicated at block 514.
  • the logic device 302 may determine that the inactive setting of the recirculation warming mode is not to be overridden, for instance, if the logic device 302 determines that the drop ejecting element 304a and/or the fluid circulating element 306a have been energized at least a predetermined number of times within a predetermined period of time. In other words, the logic device 302 may determine that the fluid circulating element 306a is not to be energized if the logic device 302 determines that the temperature of the fluid in the fluid ejection device 200 containing the drop ejecting element 304a may be at a temperature that is above a predetermined temperature, even though a temperature sensor located elsewhere has detected a different temperature.
  • the logic device 302 may skip block 516 and may not energize the fluid circulating element 306a at block 514 in response to a determination that the recirculation warming mode is inactive at block 508.

Abstract

Selon un exemple, un système d'impression peut comprendre un élément d'éjection de gouttes et un élément de circulation de fluide correspondant à l'élément d'éjection de gouttes. Le système d'impression peut également comprendre un dispositif logique pour recevoir un flux de données destiné à l'élément d'éjection de gouttes, déterminer si le flux de données indique que l'élément d'éjection de gouttes doit être alimenté et, en réponse à la détermination selon laquelle le flux de données n'indique pas que l'élément d'éjection de gouttes doit être alimenté, alimenter l'élément de circulation de fluide.
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